Spotlight | Afghanistan, Europe
Competition for huge EU security contract in Afghanistan highly charged

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LondonSigns point towards second Audere restructure in two years

LondonReputation protector Digitalis has a new champion

Brussels/BamakoGEOS wins contract to keep EU diplomats in Mali safe

LondonFact UK slims down investigations team

Afghanistan
Western and regional businesses set for relaunching ties with Taliban regime

While the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has yet to be officially recognised since the Taliban retook power in August 2021, business circles in the region and in the West are working towards re-establishing links with the country.

France, Russia, United States
Former French legionnaire working for GardaWorld held in US over Russia links

A naturalised former French legionnaire has been detained in the US for allegedly lying about his links with the Russian military. The French foreign ministry has finally offered him consular protection. His employer, GardaWorld, says it is monitoring the situation closely.

United States
Afghan debacle turns into financial difficulties for US armed security giants

The financial repercussions of the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan have caught up with security giant Constellis and other groups active in the country before the Taliban resumed control.

Iraq
GardaWorld retains FCDO security mega-contract in Iraq

The Canadian operator will continue to protect British representatives in Baghdad and Erbil, while eyeing up several EU delegation security contracts in the country.

Afghanistan
Amarante goes back to Kabul to protect European diplomats

The French private security firm Amarante International is back in the Afghan capital accompanying European diplomats as they gradually return to the Taliban-held city.

Spotlight | Afghanistan
Armed security companies prepare for the start of a new era in Kabul

Along with Iraq, Afghanistan has been an eldorado for armed security companies over the last 20 years. With the departure of American troops on 30 August, that market suddenly dried up. This does not mean, however, that the country will no longer need armed security companies.

Afghanistan
NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan spells tough road ahead for private security

Security providers in Kabul are unhappy: France and Australia are leaving, the European Union is hesitating, and both the UK and the US are cutting back.

Amarante International loses its EU security contract

The French security firm has suffered another setback in Libya, where it thought it had a European Union deal in the bag.

Amarante and Geos aim to snatch EU protection contract from Septimius

The leading security firms working in Libya covet the $20m contract to protect the European Union delegation there which until now has been in the hands of Septimius Security.